Blunt-toothed African catfish
Clarias ngamensis
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An air-breathing catfish from southern Africa, from swamps, floodplains and quiet vegetated waters. It eats molluscs, insects and crabs. It is fished for food. It reaches 73 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Clarias ngamensis
- Family
- Clariidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Clariidae
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Synonyms
- Clarias melandi, Clarias mellandi, Clarias nagamensis, Clarias prentissgrayi, Dinopterus jallae, Dinopterus pentissgrayi, Dinotopteroides prentissgrayi, Dinotopterus jallae
Origin
- Native region
- África
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 73 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Bottom
- Diet
- Omnivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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